Downing Street denied this. The prime minister’s press secretary said: “From our part there isn’t really a day to lose when people are dying in the Channel having been induced into boats by gangs.”
I love that they stop the blame train there when it’s the government that forced them to rely on gangs by not having a proper immigration policy in places and under-investing in the immigration service so claims can be processed quicker. They have, essentially, created this crisis then come up with a ridiculous “solution”.